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Greek coins and their parent cities (1902)

Ward, John, 1832-1912, Hill, George Francis, Sir, 1867-1948 · London : J. Murray · leaf 486

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avava is the best ofseveral in the British Museum—^but the namedoes not seem of Greek origin. Mr. ArthurSmith gives an interesting description of themand their art in the British Museum Catalogueof Grecian Sculpture. Although the coinage of Xaxthus andLycia generally is quite devoid of artistic… … Thk Nekku> .Mo.nl.ment. (Kestonitiou from ltriti»h MuseumCalaloijue.) 374 GREEK COINS AND THEIR PARENT CITIES figures as the Nereid, Avhich is engraved in the margin, and is as early as thefifth century B.C., did not give their coins some element of beauty. All the figures now preserved are…

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